diff --git a/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Bone.java b/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Bone.java
index 1de7346e8..bcc66b52a 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Bone.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Bone.java
@@ -196,11 +196,18 @@ public class Bone {
 	public Matrix3 getWorldTransform (Matrix3 worldTransform) {
 		if (worldTransform == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("worldTransform cannot be null.");
 		float[] val = worldTransform.val;
-		val[M00] = m00;
-		val[M01] = m01;
+		if (data.inheritRotation) {
+			val[M00] = m00;
+			val[M01] = m01;
+			val[M10] = m10;
+			val[M11] = m11;
+		} else {
+			val[M00] = 1;
+			val[M01] = 0;
+			val[M10] = 0;
+			val[M11] = 1;
+		}
 		val[M02] = worldX;
-		val[M10] = m10;
-		val[M11] = m11;
 		val[M12] = worldY;
 		val[M20] = 0;
 		val[M21] = 0;